Thursday, August 8, 2024

Lake in a Lake

Lake in a Lake
Dr Abe V Rotor



Laguna de Bay, Los Baños, Laguna.  Photo by the author

Once I asked:
why did you secede
from the womb
and hands
that raised you?

As I pondered
on Daedalus of Crete
and the Prodigal Son,
your clear waters
reflected a face
no other than my own.

I threw a pebble
and ripples broke away
my question.

Light in the Woods, AV Rotor 1995 Megabooks

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